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Noble-metal-free catalyst with enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction activity based on granulated Co-doped Ni-Mo phosphide nanorod arrays

Heping Xie1,2( ), Cheng Lan1,2, Bin Chen2, Fuhuan Wang2,3, Tao Liu1
Institute of New Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Sciences and Geothermal Energy Exploitation and Utilization, Institute of Deep Earth Sciences and Green Energy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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The development of noble-metal-free electrocatalysts for water splitting is indispensable for the efficient production of hydrogen fuel. Herein, a Co-doped Ni-Mo phosphide nanorod arrays fabricated on porous Ni foam was shown to be an efficient binder-free electrocatalyst for water splitting. This catalyst featured exceptional activity, exhibiting an overpotential of 29 mV at a current density of 10 mA·cm-2 for the hydrogen evolution reaction, whereas the corresponding precatalyst exhibited an overpotential of 314 mV at a current density of 50 mA·cm-2 for the oxygen evolution reaction. The achieved electrocatalytic performance provided access to a simple water splitting system, affording a current density of 10 mA·cm-2 at 1.47 V in 1 M KOH electrolyte. Density functional theory results indicated that Co doping and phosphorization were responsible for the high electrocatalytic performance. Thus, this work paves the way for the development of novel noble-metal-free electrocatalysts for practical H2 production via water splitting.

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noble-metal-free electrocatalystoverall water splittingcobalt dopingphosphorizationgranulated morphology

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Nano Research
Volume 13 Issue 12,
December 2020
Pages 3321-3329
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-3010-7
Cite this article:
Xie H, Lan C, Chen B, et al. Noble-metal-free catalyst with enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction activity based on granulated Co-doped Ni-Mo phosphide nanorod arrays. Nano Research, 2020, 13(12): 3321-3329. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-3010-7
Topics:
Binary alloysCatalyst activityCobalt compoundsDensity functional theoryElectrocatalystsElectrolytesHydrogen evolution reaction Hydrogen fuelsHydrogen productionMolybdenum alloysMolybdenum compoundsNanorodsNickel compoundsOxygen evolution reactionPotassium hydroxidePrecious metals

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Received: 16 May 2020
Revised: 08 July 2020
Accepted: 26 July 2020
Published: 22 August 2020
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